Pornhub sees surge in ‘Tesla’ searches after self-drive sex video

A couple having sex inside a moving Tesla on autopilot inspired a massive surge in Tesla-related searches on Pornhub, especially after Elon Musk joked about the video on Twitter.

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Footage of a couple having sex in the Model X as it motored along started circulating on the popular porn website at the end of April, inspiring many Pornhub users to seek out similar self-driving sex videos.

Pornhub shared a screenshot from the video in question on Instagram, writing, “Reporting you to Elon for not having two hands on the wheel with autopilot enabled.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4yg-ClBoS/

Tesla founder Musk later responded by tweeting about the video.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1126589271454785536

His contribution caused the search volume to skyrocket. Pornhub reports over 3 million people searched for Tesla-related content in 10 days, with a huge spike occurring after the car company’s CEO got involved. The video itself has racked up 7.2 million views.

Musk continued to crack jokes under his original tweet about the x-rated road trip, much to the delight of his followers.

https://twitter.com/flcnhvy/status/1126594600959922181
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1126602536436113409
https://twitter.com/EsolomosO/status/1126591699533406220

https://twitter.com/WhatsupFranks/status/1126610845851684875
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1126610999006486528

Original: https://www.rt.com/news/459041-pornhub-tesla-searches-car-sex/